A Guide to the Barron Field Photographs,
1918-1919

Barron Field, also
known as Taliaferro Number 3, was a World War I training facility for Canadian
pilots a half mile west of Everman in southeastern Tarrant County. Collection
includes photographs of pilots, nurses, structures, and various kinds of
equipment and planes.

Barron Field, also known as Taliaferro
Number 3, was a World War I training facility for Canadian pilots a half mile
west of Everman in southeastern Tarrant County. The field was closed about 1921
and reverted to farmland with the exception of one building with a historical
marker that was maintained by a local garden club. The original owner of these
photographs, Harriet Hartford, was a nurse at Barron Field from 1918 to
1919.

Collection includes photographs of pilots, nurses, structures, and
various kinds of equipment and planes. Group photos of the pilots and nurses at
the field as well as aerial views of it are also present. Nurses are portrayed
in both uniforms and civilian clothing. Some notes on Barron Field and nearby
Benbrook Field are also included.

Basic processing and cataloging of
this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s
"History Revealed: Bringing Collections to
Light" project, 2009-2011.